juliana_aldous's review against another edition
4.0
Buford, a journalist moves his family to France to pursue his dream of being a French chef. This is not my dream. In fact, if I read this book correctly, I probably wouldn't make it past the visa process. But I do like reading stories about the food and the restaurant business.
nightfallphantom's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
indianajane's review against another edition
This book just wasn't interesting. I think part of it was the author, who could win a prize for being a self-centered hack. Anything interesting about food and cooking was buried under the other stuff. Too many good books to read, moving on.
laurenfishercat's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
mattsolarz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
dianewreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
tense
slow-paced
3.5
I felt the subtitle “looking for the secret of French cooking” was the gist of this book. There were parts I loved (personal relationships he built and the stories) and parts I felt were very slow and boggy (some of the history of cooking and the region). Upon finishing, I felt like he found the secret and it was rewarding to have it all pulled together.
kelstad's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.0
Some interesting tidbits, but parts were extremely rambling